Saints place franchise tag on star TE Graham

11:21 PM,
Mar. 1, 2014

New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham has been given the franchise tag.

Written by

Brett Martel

The New Orleans Saints have placed their franchise tag on Jimmy Graham in order to protect the club's rights to its star tight end through next season.

The move means Graham, barring a holdout, will almost certainly play for New Orleans next season for no less than the tight end franchise tag of $7.04 million.

It is also possible, under the NFL's collective bargaining agreement, that Graham could be tagged as a receiver because of how often he lined up split wide from the line. That would carry a tag of $12.3 million. ...